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A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

Cloakroom & Dagger

A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight

Dell Cameron

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities

Loose Cannon

Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities

Vittoria Elliott

The Hidden Injustice of Cyberattacks

Imbalance of Power

The Hidden Injustice of Cyberattacks

Nicole Tisdale

2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

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2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

Level Up

A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an Upgrade

Madison Goldberg

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Security Roundup

How 3 Million ‘Hacked’ Toothbrushes Became a Cyber Urban Legend

Andy Greenberg and Dhruv Mehrotra

2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love

Book Excerpt

2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

The Far Right’s Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner

Free Speech

The Far Right’s Favorite Web Host Has a Shadowy New Owner

William Turton

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Mind the Gap

London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime

Matt Burgess

I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

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I Stopped Using Passwords. It’s Great—and a Total Mess

Matt Burgess

2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided

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2054, Part IV: A Nation Divided

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

Breaking Bad

Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023

Andy Greenberg

2054, Part III: The Singularity

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2054, Part III: The Singularity

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Mixed Messages

WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps

Matt Burgess

2054, Part II: Next Big Thing

Book Excerpt

2054, Part II: Next Big Thing

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

2054, Part I: Death of a President

Book Excerpt

2054, Part I: Death of a President

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

security roundup

China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

Matt Burgess and Dhruv Mehrotra

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

Whodunit

The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved

Andy Greenberg

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

Streisand Effect

A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash

Andy Greenberg

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

Bread Crumbs

YouTube, Discord, and Lord of the Rings Led Police to a Teen Accused of a US Swatting Spree

Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts